Passenger train schedule for Hanoi–HCMC route adjusted
Vietnam Railway Corporation has recently announced a small adjustment to the passenger train schedule for the Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City route so that specific trains arrive at their destinations in the early morning.
Starting May 16, all passenger trains encoded SE1, SE2, E1, E2, S1 and S2 linking Hanoi and HCMC will now depart in the evenings in order to arrive at their final destinations in the early morning of the day after the following. Previously, some trains had departed in the afternoon.
The Hanoi – HCMC trains will take about 32 hours to get to their destinations.
Ticket prices for the route remain unchanged, with the minimum price at 380,000 VND and maximum price at 995,000 VND a ticket.
In related news, from May 6 to Dec. 31, Vietnam Railway Corporation is offering a 20 per cent discount for students traveling to Hanoi or HCMC to take their university entrance exams.
By Mai Vong - Thanh Nien - May 15, 2005.
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